The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County

Fund managementa Community Foundation is a tax exempt, nonprofit, publicly supported organization that empowers donors to strengthen their Community, one passion at a time. The common mission of every Community Foundation is to enhance The quality of life in The local area. Through fund management, The Foundation helps to achieve this. Whether it is The creation of a fund for The individual looking for a tax deduction or The nonprofit agency that is building permanent endowment funds or even providing scholarships for students, The Foundation supports a variety of local nonprofits through grants and special projects. Since The Foundation's inception in 2011, nonprofits have received grants totaling $6,252,479.00. At The end of 2022, The Foundation was managing 27 agency funds, 14 endowment funds, 27 donor advised funds, 4 corporate advised funds, 5 scholarship funds, 1 annuity fund & 7 pass through funds, resulting in a 23% increase of funds under management from The prior year.

Nonprofit business councilthe nonprofit business council (npbc) was formed 11 years ago as a part of The chamber of commerce. In 2016, under previous leadership, The Community Foundation began overseeing The council's operations, and it has continued to significantly expand since that time. The npbc promotes The economic impact of nonprofits, strengthens their capacity in areas of leadership fundraising, board development, staff development and compliance, and provides for much-needed collaboration and philanthropic education. Currently The council membership is made up of over 150 nonprofits governed by a steering committee of nonprofit leaders representing several different nonprofit sectors. The npbc has their own programming run by The Community Foundation which includes: ceo roundtable, guide to charitable giving, monthly professional development meetings, nonprofit economic impact study & youth philanthropy in action (ypia).

Nonprofit resource centerestablished in april 2019, The nonprofit resource center opened as a collaborative among The Foundation, Marion County government, The city of Ocala, adventhealth Ocala, and The Marion County hospital district to help grow and sustain our nonprofit Community. The resource center provides a variety of assistance options to help our nonprofits build capacity and become sustainable which includes; board development, communications, pr & marketing counseling, video training sponsored by cox communications, finance & accounting counseling, grant services, professional development courses in partnership with rollins college crummer graduate school of business, mini training seminars, and strategic & sustainability planning. All resources follow The Foundation's roadmap to success which is a compilation of standards designed to ensure each nonprofit operates like The business it is. Some of The key areas in The roadmap are; effective governance, human resources, financial management, and more.

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